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Cc Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Verb Brought

Hi everyone, could you tell me if these two sentences are correct or just one of them is correct:

1)It has been brought to my attention that the office chair is broken.
2)It brought my attention that the office chair is broken.
  

Top answer

#1 is correct. #2 is not.

  • #1 is correct.
  • #2 is not.
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7 Answers
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#1 is correct.
#2 is not.
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Only the first one is correct.
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Thanks Blue Jay. I figured #1 is correct and #2 is not but how can I explain to my friend that #2 is incorrect? You can have "It brought." For example, "It brought me luck." What can I do to correct #2 without having "It has been brought..."
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Thanks Aspara Gus, could explain why #2 would be incorrect?
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Aside from being ungrammatical, #2 is wrong because the passive voice is needed for the sentence to make sense. To bring something to someone’s attention is to make someone aware of something. The placeholder it can’t do this; only a person can: It has been brought to my attention (by someone) that the office chair is broken, i.e., Someone told me that the office chair is broken.
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It brought me luck. Here it is something, perhaps a lucky charm.
It brought my attention that the office chair is broken. It isn't anything here.
You could say He brought to
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Thanks Aspara Gus and Blue Jay Emotion: smile

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